Many turtles, crocodiles, alligators, and a few birds is affected by temperature during embryonic development.  In turtles, for example, warm incubation temperatures produce more females, whereas cool temperatures produce males.

In alligators, the reverse is true.

 

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

A protein called Snail that suppresses the expression of E-cadherin is associated with the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The extracellular matrix is a dynamic, complex meshwork of proteins and polysaccharides that contributes to the structure and function of a tissue. 

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The major classes of ECM molecules are: 

• Proteoglycans

• Collagens

• Multi-adhesive matrix proteins

 

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Integrins function as adhesion receptors and CAMs in wide variety of epithelial and nonepithelial cells, mediating cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

All integrins bind to proteins that consist of tripeptide sequence Arg-Gly-Asp, called the RGD motif

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Wnts are paracrine factors that make up a large family of cysteine-rich glycoproteins.